Bail-tie



H. J. COLE.

RAIL TIE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 1. 191a.

PatentedSept. 16, 1919.

M W m dd m Z UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. COLE; OF; GAINFESV-ILIIE, .TEXAS.

RAII TIE.

Specificationof Letters Patent Batentedfieptz f6; 1919;

7 Application filedNovembcrfi, 1918. SrialNo; 261,574.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HENRY J. (301.12,3.:01131- zen of th-e United'States, residing atGa1nes-' ville,intlie-countyofCooke and-State of Texas, have invented certain newanduseful Improvements in Rail Ties, of'whiclr the following is a rspecification;

This invention isa rail -tie' and has -for its principal ob'jecttheproduction of improve ments-inmetallic structures of this nature.

One object of-this invention isthe production of a metallictiewhichconsists of a pair of 'similarlyconstructed sections which fitupon each other in such manner' as-to firmlt en 'a 'e the'basesof'two-rails for l cu in 7 firmly holdingthe same against spreading and -toproperly support therails'.

Another object of' this invention is the productionof a railtieywlfereinth'etwo sections are-provided with lugs, whereby the lugsextending in opposite-directions 'wlll engage th'eb'ases Of tWOTMlSTOIfh'oldmg the rails against spreading or slipping," while thebodies -ofthe sections bear" upon each-other, and are provided with basesat theirlower edges, thus causing the two sections to reinforce-each other,whereby the Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line Q -2" of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line M of Fig 1, and

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the sections of the tie.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, about to bedescribed, it will be seen that both sections are similarly constructedand by referring to Fig. 1, the construction of both sections will befully understood. Each section comprises an elongated body 10 having abase 11 formed upon its lower edge and extending to a point adjacent itscenter from the outer end of the body. Thus it will be seen that thebase 11 of the section is approximately one-half the length of the body.Furthermore, the base 11 extends beyond ?constructed.

oneside surface of the-body 10, for purposes to be hereinafter setforth. p 7 I I A- rail engaging flange 12"is 'formedfupon' the body '10at-one end thereof and the end of the body and the upper" surface of thelug 12" are" beveled" to form rounded outer portions 13. The inner edgeof the'flu'g" 12 is beveled asindicated at? 14 to conform in for it willbe noted that adj a'centth'eb'eveled surface 14 i of the lug 12 theupiper e'dge of the body is-fiat, as indicated at 15 to allow a rail torest evenly thereon.- It? will be noted however, thatthe-"lugl2'fpgrojects be yond one "side surface of the: bfodyj j lO thesamedirection, asthebase 111. The upper edge of the body10--extendsupwardly"as' indicated at 16* from the supporting s'ur face15 to fori'n the lug 17 having "a b'eveled 3 rail engagingsurface 3-18.The under sur faceof the lug 17 isbev'eled to slant upwill presently"appear.

porting surface 20 extending-{beyond thew beveled 'surface18 of thelugflbody-10'is curved'downward; as indicated *in gener'al-atQl to-the basell thereofi" lt 'wifll be noted that the body 10 is provided wait acentral opening '22 'intermediate? its' endsr and their the Asaboveexplained; twosectionsare used? in the construction of the tie andthey are Therefore, the two rails to be supported by the tie, not beingdeemed necessary to be herein illustrated, are engaged by the twosections of the tie, which are at this time spaced apart. Then bysliding the two sections toward each other, it will be seen that thebodies 10 will be brought into engagement with each other.

As above explained, the flange 12, lug 17 As the flange 12 and lug 17 ofone section extend beyond the top edge of the opposite section, it isobvious the flanges 12 of the two sections extend in oppositedirections, as do the lugs 17, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. Therefore,the bases of two rails will be gripped between the flange of one sectionand the lug of the remaining section at each end of the tie, thuscausing the rails to be firmly held against spreading under anyconditions.

At this time, the bolt :23 is passed through the-openings 22 of thebodies 10 and a nut 24; is applied to the bolt for firmly holding thetwo bodies in binding engagement with each other.

It will therefore be seen that the rails will be supported upon the flatsurfaces 15 and 20 of the two bodies and will be gripped by the lugs andflanges, thus being firmly supported and also be held from spreadingunder any conditions. Also, the manner in which the bases of the twobodies fit under the bodies while the lugs and flanges overlap the edgesof the bodies, the sections will firmly reinforce each other and thusthe tie will be firmly held against disassembly. Accordingly, when inuse, the rails will befirmly supported, while it is only necessary toprovide a bolt at the center of the tie, for holding the entire devicein an assembled condition, thus eliminating the necessity of spikes, orother retaining means, while the arrangement of the lugs and flanges aresuch as to eliminate the necessity of gaging the distance between therails, since they will be properly spaced apart by the spacing action ofthe lugs and flanges when the two bodies are being connected together.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved form of my in vention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is p In a rail tie, the combination of apair of similarly constructed sections, each section comprising anelongated body having a flat inner surface, a base formed on the loweredge of said body and extending beyond the inner side thereof, said basebeing approximately one half the length of said body, said body having arounded end merging into a wedged shape rail engaging flange projectingbeyond the inner side of said body, said body having a flat upper edgebe yond said flange, thus forming a rail supporting surface, the edgethen slanting upwardly and merging into a wedged shape lug, whereby therear portion of the lug will be reinforced, said edge then being fiatbeyond said lug and then terminating in a down wardly beveled end,whereby when the two sections are assembled they will fit upon eachother, while the lugs of the sections will be reinforced and the edgesof the body which reinforce said lugs will tend to hold the rails 0n thesurfaces in front of said flanges.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. COLE.

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